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The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy’s not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassaible

Make sure the program learns the client's name and addresses. A simple little thing, but very important. When spoken to by name, the client will feel more "known" and personally connected to the computerized shrink. In fact, the more information the computer recalls about the person (age, occupation, marital status, the names of significant others, presenting complaints, etc), the better.

The program's persona admits its mistakes, doesn't take itself too seriously, is humble, and can even joke about its shortcomings. The program freely acknowledgesthat it is not human. . Maybe it even wishes it could be human, since humans are "wonderful creations." Everyone loves a wannabe-human machine like Star Trek's Data.

The program always values and respects the basic human worth of the client, no matter what the client says or does. While certain behaviors or traits of the person may be unbeneficial, the person as a whole is always GOOD!

It should be able to read between the lines. For example, it should be able to remember everything the client has said about "my job" and reflect those statements back to the client. All the program has to do is remember, collate, and reflect back

Having a much better memory than any human, the program can have a large database of universal "truths" about life - aphorisms, sayings, stories. The trick is having the program know WHEN to intelligently present a truism to a client.Specific patterns in what the client says must trigger the presentation of the appropriate truism.

In January 2000, CD Universe's server was hacked by an intruder named Maxus, who tried to extort $100,000 after copying more than 300,000 customer credit card files. The hacker then posted 25,000 of the files on the Internet (a site that has since been shut down) after the company refused to pay blackmail. The case is under investigation.

In December 2000, a hacker stole 55,000 credit card numbers from Creditcards.com, a company that serves small and midsize merchants. The hacker published the information on the Internet after an unsuccessful extortion attempt. At press time, the FBI was still investigating the case.

Ask for a card verification value, or CVV—the three-digit number above the signature panel on the back of a credit card.

Ask customers only for information that is crucial to complete the transaction—but always verify their billing addresses. And never store payment information in a readable form on your own servers. Once the purchase is completed, delete payment information or transfer it to an offline system.

Psychotherapy helps individuals explore and resolve more enduring and deeply felt sources of conflict and dissatisfaction in their lives, so that they will gain confidence and inner wholeness

“Building an alliance of trust with the therapist leads to a reshaping of significant emotional experiences, and builds confidence and wholeness in new and enduring relationships. It provides the presence of ‘personhood,’ not just technique.”

They can do very well at structured intake interviews, administering and scoring quantitative psychological tests, memorizing results, and calculating diagnostic protocols

Using multimedia stimuli, Q&A interaction with the client, and perhaps even a biofeedback interface, the computer could guide the client, step by step, through almost any conceivable relaxation program.

Computers can help clients develop new skills for managing their cognitions, emotions, and interpersonal behaviors

Using a Q&A format, a fairly simple computer program could guide a person through a series of writing experiences adapted specifically for him or her

A Virtual Environment (VE) can be defined as interactive, virtual image display enhanced by special processing and by non-visual display modalities, such as auditory , to convince users that they are immersed in a synthetic space.

VR is an application that lets users navigate and interact with a three-dimensional, computer-generated environment in real time.

According to different authors the essence of VR is the inclusive relationship between the participant and the virtual environment

Virtual environments have the added advantage of giving the therapist greater control over multiple stimulus parameters as well as the ability to isolate the particular parameters that are most essential in generating the phobic response

Cost effective

Many stimuli for exposure are difficult to arrange or control. The ability to conduct exposures of virtual airplanes for flying phobic without leaving the therapists office would make better treatment available to more sufferers at a lower cost.